Pocket or purse coin saver



Dec. 6, 1955 l.. A. LEVIN POCKET 0R PURSE COIN SAVER Filed May 7, 1952 IN V EN TOR. Lou/s LEV/N 323115:! vlinnin l Fa-'tented Dec. 6, v17955 POCKET R PURSE COIN SAVER Louis A. Levin, Long Beach, N. Y. Application May 7, 1952, Serial No. 286,475 1 Claim. (Cl. 229-85) This invention relates to a coin saver and in particular to one that can be conveniently carried in a pocket or purse.

The objects of the invention include the provision of a pocket or purse coin saver which may be made from a single piece of material, such as paper which can be decorated and printed upon to carry an advertising message so that the device may be used by banks to encourage savings; to provide a device that is thin and flat, will have a capacity for coins in excess of ve dollars; will prevent the coins from coming out of the saver after they have once been inserted; will nullify to a large extent the temptation to remove and spend coins which is present in coin cards wherein the coins are visible; and to provide features of construction that enable the device to be made at minimum cost and at the same time prevent loss of the coins.

With these and other objects in view, the invention comprises certain constructions hereinafter described and then particularly pointed out in the claim and a preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a view looking at the front face of a coin saver constructed in accordance with my invention,

Figure 2 is a plan view of the single piece blank from which the coin saver, shown in Figure l, is made,

Figure 3 is a view of the coin saver as it would appear at a stage in its manufacture showing the relation of the parts, some of which are broken away to show the interior structure, and

Figure 4 is a greatly enlarged section on the line 4--4 of Figure l and illustrating the coactive use of parts of the coin saver in receiving the coins and holding them from accidental spilling therefrom.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 10 indicatesa single piece blank which is preferably die-cut to delineate front and inner panel portions l1 and 12 respectively, joined by a back panel 13, the latter of which is anked by side ilaps 14 and bounded at its upper and lower edges by said front and inner panels. The blank is fold scored as at 1S so that the panels 11, 12 and 13, as well as the aps 14 can be folded as hereinafter explained to shape the coin saver. The front panel 11 is die-cut to provide a coin slot 16 shaped to form a flap 17, and the inner panel 12 is die-cut to provide a coin slot 18 delining a coin flap 19.

The panel 12 is fold scored as at 20 and 21, the latter of which bounds one edge of the coin ap 19 and to which the die cut, forming said ap, extends. A feature of the invention is to prevent the coins from coming out of the coin saver, either accidentally when it is turned upside down or when it is purposely shaken in an attempt to remove coins therefrom, and the structure of my novel coin saver is such that this purpose is accomplished by the use of a yieldably held fold portion 22 defined by the fold lines 20 and 21 and coacting with the flap 19 to maintain the latter in upwardly extending position as shown in `Figure 4 so that it will prevent coins from coming out of the receptacle Adue to its longi tudinal rigidity as sustained by the portion or zone 22.

The method of forming the coin saver consists in irst folding panel 12 on the lines 20 and 21 to make a lateral pleat therein defined by the portion 22 and the end zone or strip 23 and then folding the blank on a line 15 to bring the upper edge of section 23 adjacent the edge of panel 11; then folding the flaps 14 inwardly over the panel 12 and then folding the front panel 11 down over the panel 12 and flaps 14 and securing it thereto through the medium of a bonding agent 24 such as glue or other suitable adhesive material that will hold the parts securely together.

The pleat portion 22 serves as a 4cushioning means and by reference to Figure 4 it will be seen that, when a coin C, indicated in outline, is pushed through flap 17 the latter will quickly yield because the die cut 16 of panel 11 lying adjacent the folded pleat will not have a tendency to bend when the edge of the coin is applied to the flap 17, and the latter will open. The thickness produced by the inside folds of panel 12 provide a ledge, as it were, so that when the coin is inserted it is guided directly to the inner ap 19 and therethrough to drop into the coin saver. The flap 19 will yield downwardly but will return to its vertical or oblique position as shown in Figure 4 due to the resilience of the paper or material stock employed. A coin moving against the inner side of the flap 19 will be shunted over to the side of the receptacle and be prevented from falling ont.

The exterior faces of the front and back panels 11 and 13 may be printed upon or ornamented in accordance with the desires of the bank or other institution using the coin saver.

It is evident that I have provided a coin saver that is economical to make, is devised particularly for use in the pocket or purse, prevents accidental loss of the coins therefrom, nullifies the temptation to remove and spend the contents by keeping the coins out of sight and diicult to remove without destroying the saver and one which has a sulicently large capacity to enable the user to save a worthwhile amount between deposits in the bank.

My invention is not to be restricted to the precise details of construction shown since various changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention or sacrificing the advantages to be derived from its use.

What I claim is:

A coin-saver receptacle made from a single piece of material die-cut and score folded to present outer front and back coextensive panels and an inner panel, the front panel and the inner panel being disposed at the opposite edges of said back panel and both being cut to provide coin slots defining vertically aligned coin aps for yieldably closing said slots, said inner panel being laterally scored at spaced points adjacent the upper end thereof to present an end strip and a pleat fold portion intermediate the end strip and the inner panel whereby when the strip and pleat portions are folded and the inner panel is folded inwardly and is substantially coextensive with said front and back panels theV coin slot of the inner panel is below the level of the coin slot of said front panel and the end strip fold portion coacts with the coin flap of the inner panel to maintain said coin flap in upwardly extending position to close the coin slot after insertion of a coin therethrough, both of said coin aps presenting barriers to passage of a coin through the slots from within the receptacle, said pleat fold portion and the end strip providing a yieldable inner cushioning means and a ledge for guiding coins inserted through the coin slot of the front panel toward said inner panel coin slot, side strips integral with and flanking the back panel and foldable inwardly between v References Cited inthe le of this patent the inner panel and the front panel, and means for bond- UNITED STATES PATENTS ing the front panel, and the side strips to said inner panel double thickness 'U 1,634,096 DOSChCI: June 28, 1927 1,872,651 Berkowitz Aug. 23, 1932 2,086,297 Harris July 6, 1937 

